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Army Details First Live Fire Test With Robotic Combat Vehicle-Medium Prototype

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, August 5th, 2021

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Army Details First Live Fire Test With Robotic Combat Vehicle-Medium Prototype

A Robotic Combat Vehicle-Medium fires a around at a target during the vehicle’s live fire testing at Fort Dix, N.J., June 30, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Angelique N. Smythe/Released)

The Army held its first live fire test with its Robotic Combat Vehicle-Medium (RCV-M) prototype in late June, to include firing an XM813 30mm chain gun and an M240 machine from a Kongsberg wirelessly-operated remote weapon station. Officials this week detailed the test, which took place at Fort Dix in New Jersey, and was conducted to verify the RCV-M’s turret could be operated remotely from a separate control vehicle, in this case a Mission Enabling Technologies Demonstrator (MET-D) platform. “We…

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